CS Competitions

Here we will showcase opportunities. Examples include Hackathons, Cybersecurity Challenges (Cyber Start, students can join groups), etc.

Discuss barriers for HS contest entries; grant funded NSF specific and have quotas, open category gift card

Develop Engagement Plan:

-have a call for entries like a contest

-nominate a EF to spotlight their work

CS Vocational Opportunities

MITRE has a Diversity and Inclusion Program where they intentionally hire cybersecurity programmers with autism. Programmers have a support system to help them in the workplace and to highlight their strengths in focus and pattern recognition. Learn more here.

CS Programs

Ausome TechOur mission is two-fold. One is to provide high quality technology training to young adults with autism. The second is to provide paid internship opportunities at top tech firms to students through AusomeTech after high school graduation at the age of 21.

AusomeTech encourages people in all industries to open their doors to young adults with Autism.

Check out this documentary to hear of the many vocational goals of students with Autism.

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